prosperous age

Dong Fen is smart, good at dancing in the officialdom, and he is good at both sides, especially taking the initiative to cater to the Yan family father and son who are in full swing. He has benefited a lot and has been promoted many times.

However, as the saying goes, if Xiao He succeeds and Xiao He loses, by this time, Dong Fen's life will naturally be difficult.

But it is such a guy who is not favored by everyone, who can be appointed as the Minister of Rites.

Although it can't be said that Dong Fen's morals are corrupt, in this era when scolding the Yan family's father and son represents political correctness, as the Yan family's former licking dog, he was promoted to the Minister of Rites, and he could not convince the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty no matter what.

When Yu Wang was angry about Dong Fen's promotion to the Minister of Rites, the officialdom in the capital was also slightly shaken.

After Xu Jie received the palace order, he locked himself in the cabinet's duty room and devoted himself to handling the squeezed official duties.

Although Gao Gong was angry, he made the same choice as Xu Jie. At this time, as the chief officer of the school recording ceremony, he was handing over the work of transcribing the "Yongle Dadian" to Yan Na and Li Chunfang.

Yan Na and Li Chunfang were dragged here by Gao Gong. Originally, at this time, the two of them should be writing memorials to ask for resignation.

It's not that I don't want to do it, but I have to make a gesture to express that I am not a person who is greedy for power.

It's just that the two of them couldn't resist Gao Gong.

Although Gao Gong is just a servant, and they are ministers, but they belong to King Yu, the future is promising, and they are not ignorant people, so naturally they will not refute Gao Gong's face.

Of course, Gao Gong also had an element of anger in making such a move.

As for the job of taking over as the CEO of "Cheng Tian Da Zhi", both Li Chunfang and Yan Na knew that Xu Jie would definitely do the same after going to the cabinet, and handed over the work as soon as they entered the cabinet.

After Wei Guangde received the news from Lu Bu, he and Zhang Juzheng bid farewell to King Yu in a hurry and returned to the school record hall.

In any case, if the chief school officer changes, they, the branch school officials, will naturally be present.

In fact, there are scribes who are responsible for sorting out the manuscripts that have been proofread, the manuscripts that have not been proofread, and the manuscripts that have not been transcribed, so there is no need to hand over them.

But the program has to go.

After Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng rushed back, just in time for the people brought by Li and Yan to sort out the manuscripts, they signed the draft handover procedures.

Gao Gong had already signed, so he took his leave first and left, and went back to work in the Ministry of Rites.

When they went out, they ran into Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng who were rushing back, and the three of them just talked a few words at the door.

Wei Guangde told Gao Gong what King Yu said after he knew the news, and Gao Gong nodded.

Although he has a little temper, he knows the seriousness, and King Yu shouldn't have said those words.

"You are right. In the future, you will go to King Yu's place more often. The Ministry of Rites is busy, so I don't have much time to go back."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands to the two of them and returned to his sedan chair, leaving the school record hall.

Here, he didn't want to stay for a moment longer.

"Greetings to Elder Li Ge and Elder Yan Ge."

Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng went in, and immediately saluted the two newcomers.

"Uncle, Shandai, don't be too polite. You will have to worry about the affairs of the school record hall in the future."

When Li Chunfang was in the Imperial Academy, she had a lot of contact with Wei Guangde, so she was familiar with him. When she saw him and Zhang Juzheng coming over, she hurriedly returned the courtesy.

"At this time, it's better not to call Mr. Ge, Zishi and I haven't written the resignation and thank you memorial, so there are too many to count."

Yan Na said on the side.

They are all people in the officialdom, so they naturally know some conventions.

It was as if he and Li Chunfang had accepted the order to join the cabinet, but after all the procedure had not yet been completed.

It doesn't mean to go to the cabinet to work immediately after receiving the decree, but to submit the resignation first, His Majesty the Emperor rejects it, and then submit the thank you memorial, and then go to the cabinet to join the cabinet.

Yan Na was here, so he didn't talk politely with Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng, and just said it directly.

"The School Records Office has pens and inks, how about the two cabinet elders write their resignations here and send them to the cabinet.

As far as I can see, the teacher is probably waiting for the memorials of the two cabinet elders. He presides over the cabinet by himself, and he is exhausted these days. "

Zhang Juzheng said.

He had to go to Xu's mansion to meet Xu Jie every now and then, so he naturally knew the situation of the cabinet since Yuan Wei fell ill, and the teacher's aging state became more and more obvious, all due to the tiredness of dealing with a large number of memorials.

In this era, there is no such thing as mental labor, but scholars know that reading for a long time will cause headaches.

As for Xu Jie's recent situation, Zhang Juzheng naturally knew what was going on.

Every time I saw Xu Jie, someone would massage his head.

"Yes, yes, Xu Ge is eager to see the two elders. I am afraid that I can't wait. Please take the world as your own responsibility and take office as soon as possible. I heard that the cabinet has piled up a lot of official affairs and it is too late to deal with it. "

Wei Guangde also took Zhang Juzheng's words and complimented him.

"When I came in, I heard from the clerk that you went with King Yu to see Mr. Yuan Ge off. How is he doing?"

Li Chunfang didn't agree immediately, but asked.

Wei Guangde shook his head, "It's not very good, but Yuange Laoji has his own aura, so it should be fine."

"I went to see him two days ago."

Yan Na said something, then shook his head and stopped talking.

On Zhang Juzheng's side, the scribes in the room had already been called to empty the books and began to grind.

Gao Gong was not happy, but it was not against these two, it was Dong Fen who was unhappy.

Therefore, Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng naturally would not neglect these two elders because of him.

On the contrary, both of them had been on King Yu's side either explicitly or secretly before, and they were regarded as King Yu's supporters, so it was normal to be respectful.

They have reached the ultimate goal of civil servants, they are seniors.

Regardless of whether others have opinions or not, Yan Na and Li Chunfang joined the cabinet to help Xu Jie share the pressure, and the cabinet handled official duties much faster.

In fact, there were early signs that the two would join the cabinet.

When Yuan Wei was on sick leave, Emperor Jiajing ordered the two of them to stay in Zhilu, and the courtiers didn't think there was anything wrong at that time.

A minister of the Ministry of Rites and a minister of the Ministry of Officials, didn't they just rush to join the cabinet?
It’s just that there was Yuan Wei in the front, Yan Na and Li Chunfang in the back, and Guo Pu, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, selected by the old man of the Zhun Pavilion, and Dong Fen, a flatterer, as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. I don’t know when it started. , "Qing Ci Prime Minister" began to spread.

Although Dong Fen's Qing Ci is not as unrestrained and ingenious as Yuan Wei and Li Chunfang's, it is not bad, and it is also a leader in the Imperial Academy.

The four people completed the procedure in two days, handled the handover work and started to assume new positions.

Although the outside world was disturbing, it did not have a substantial impact on them.

That is to say, Yu Wang is still worried about Dong Fen's appointment as Minister of Rites, and seeks Wei Guangde to discuss countermeasures from time to time.

At the beginning, Wei Guangde was somewhat resistant, he didn't want to make Emperor Jiajing bad luck.

The promotion of officials this time is somewhat unconventional, which has already explained the problem in itself.

Besides, no matter what kind of person Dong Fen is, he is the minister appointed by Emperor Jiajing after all.

However, he could not contradict King Yu face to face, he could only persuade him with kind words, and he was a little excited in private.

Regarding Dong Fen, King Yu is of course not good at negotiating with Gao Gong. If he agrees, it will appear that Gao Gong is too eager for quick success, and his moral character is not noble enough. Looks like he doesn't care.

To be an official, of course, is to take the responsibility of the common people in the world, not to get promoted and get rich.

Looking at the other people in Prince Yu's mansion, Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde are the ones who can give advice.

But Zhang Juzheng was Xu Jie's student after all, King Yu trusted him, but he was also worried that he and Xu Jie would become closer, and he couldn't say some things.

That is to say, Wei Guangde can say that he has no backer in the court, he can only rely on himself, and his family is hereditary. The son-in-law of Wei Guogong is one of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty.

Just as Emperor Jiajing felt that he could trust Wei Guangde, King Yu also believed in him, so he approached him privately to discuss how to target Dong Fen.

It has been more than a month since Dong Fen became Minister of the Ministry of Rites. From the very beginning, Wei Guangde said that he would take a long-term view, but gradually he felt that he could not continue to perfunctory. Didn't he see that King Yu's face was already a little ugly?

On this day, Wei Guangde was summoned again by the servants of the palace, so he had to rush to the palace of Prince Yu in a hurry.

After seeing Queen Yu, there was only King Yu left in the room, still repeating the same old tune.

"Shan Loan, have you thought of an idea?"

With King Yu present, Wei Guangde naturally couldn't roll his eyes and curl his lips to show his disdain, but said seriously: "Your Highness, Mr. Dong has just taken office, and there is no reason to grasp the errands of the Ministry of Rites. It's really hard to find a reason." '

"Should we continue to wait? Is it a long-term plan?"

King Yu's complexion became uneasy, and today he was three points uglier than the previous two days.

"Don't you procuratorates pay attention to gossip? Just find rumors in the market to impeach him. Even if you can't pull him down, you still have to disgust him."

Speaking of this, King Yu said seriously: "I heard that officials often use Dong's position to talk about things in private."

Wei Guangde's eyes widened when he heard the words, and he blamed Li Fang in his heart for pouring everything into King Yu's ears.

But after thinking about it, I'm relieved, how can a eunuch like him take care of the affairs of civil servants, it's good if he doesn't create trouble for you.

When King Yu said this, Wei Guangde naturally understood that you can't impeach him with a memo if you say it casually in private.

Although he thought it was a bit of a joke, Wei Guangde had to seriously consider it.

He has been pursued by Yu Wang for a solution, nearly ten times in this month, and if he continues like this, sooner or later, Yu Wang will have an opinion on him, which is not worth the candle.

Thinking about the recent affairs in the officialdom, it seems that I really can't find a suitable reason.

Wei Guangde felt a little irritable, and unconsciously thought of the troubles at home.

I have been writing letters to my hometown for a long time, and there has been no reply there, and I don't know how the matter he planned to get those fields in Jiujiang Mansion is progressing.

In order to ensure success, when Cheng Shoujie left Beijing to go to Jiangxi to search Yan's assets, Wei Guangde gave him a big gift.

After all, to cut off the relationship between those land properties and the Yan family, if Cheng Shoujie had to enforce the law impartially, it would be really difficult.

Yan's
Thinking of Yan's family, Wei Guangde couldn't help but recall that at the beginning, it seems that this Dong's job often sent gifts to Yan's family.
It's okay for them to talk about these things in private, but it would be ugly if they were formed into memorials.

In those years, there were really not many officials who did not send gifts to the Yan family.

Even Xu Jie actually sent things to the Yan Mansion.

But with direction, Wei Guangde couldn't help thinking of Yang Yusun and Fan Weipi.

In the blink of an eye, when Wei Guangde looked at King Yu, he found that he was looking at him with Xiqi's eyes. Obviously, the blankness just now made King Yu realize something.

Wei Guangde laughed twice, and then said: "Your Highness, where is Eunuch Li, I didn't see him when I came in today."

"He's in the backyard, what can I do for him?"

King Yu was a little suspicious and replied.

"I want to ask him about some things, so I can have an idea."

Wei Guangde replied.

"Come here, pass Li Fang over."

Without the slightest hesitation, King Yu immediately shouted to the outside.

Not long after, Li Fang entered the room, bowed to King Yu and then bowed to Wei Guangde.

"Eunuch Li, let me ask you something."

They are all old people in the palace, Wei Guangde said directly.

"Master Wei, it doesn't matter if you say it, I know everything I can say."

Li Fang was a little strange, King Yu's purpose in looking for Wei Guangde was very clear to him, and he was always by his side several times.

Today, there was something to do later, so he didn't accompany King Yu, but King Yu asked Wei Guangde to discuss something, and he knew it without asking.

"Yang Yusun and Fan Weipi, Eunuch Li should know."

Wei Guangde asked.

Li Fang nodded, "I know, some time ago, I kept visiting various houses in the capital, probably as a lobbyist for Yan Song."

"Have they ever entered Dong Shangshu's house? Can you send a gift?"

Wei Guangde is also a dead horse at the moment as a living horse doctor. He doesn't know that Dong Fen will confiscate their gifts, but he knows Dong Fen.

You must know that Dong Fen's entry into an official position is definitely an example of the rise of a poor family in Ming Dynasty. He has no family background or background, and he worked hard on his own.

Such a person will either uphold the way of a sage, or will.
On Li Fang's side, hearing Wei Guangde's question, she blinked, then lowered her head and recalled.

Not long after, Li Fang suddenly raised her head and said, "Someone reported that Yang Yusun's family had sent two boxes of things to Dong Shangshu's house, but I don't know what it was."

"Find someone to check, it's best to find out what it is."

Wei Guangde said.

"Okay, I'll go down and make arrangements."

Li Fang agreed, and then looked at King Yu.

In this room, the biggest one is His Royal Highness King Yu after all.

King Yu heard the conversation between the two, and he naturally knew what Wei Guangde meant.

Regardless of whether Dong Fen accepted Yan Song's dowry or not, he could actually sue him once, and his mood brightened.

Seeing Li Fang looking at him, he immediately waved his hand, "You go down and do this first, it's important."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Li Fang agreed, and then went out to arrange for someone to investigate the matter.

"Shan Loan, regardless of the outcome of this matter, he can be impeached."

After Li Fang left, King Yu said to Wei Guangde again.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I know the importance of this."

Wei Guangde replied.

"No, I meant you to impeach him, and you never failed."

King Yu looked at Wei Guangde, with a smile on his lips.

Wei Guangde understood that in the palace, Yin Shizhen once joked about it, saying that Wei Guangde was a "playing god", and he played every shot accurately.

If he is not sure about the impeachment of officials, he will not take action.

Moreover, it is not a good thing to have too many impeachments, he does not want to be used as a censor.

"I will consider."

Wei Guangde had no choice but to answer first.